Be Grateful

Gratitude is something I have been exploring for years now. I remember way back when Oprah was encouraging everyone to keep a Gratitude Journal. I went right out and bought a pretty journal and began writing 10 things every day that I was grateful for. Even through really difficult times, I disciplined myself to do it and sometimes it was not so easy. I remember one day writing "I am grateful that I am not constipated." Seriously I was so down that this is one of the only things that I could come up with, other than health of my loved ones, and so on. Ha!

I don't write my gratitude in a journal at this point in my life, but I count my blessings and thank God for almost everything throughout my day. And when there is something bad, I choose to think of something good about it and thank God even for the trial as a way to learn. It really helps make life happier and seems to attract more things to be grateful for. So, I challenge you..... Quick! Right now, think of five things to be grateful for and say thank you and really mean it. Feel the joy of things that are beautiful, good, and right. And for those things that are not, be grateful for something about them.

Think of five things right now to be grateful for!

Cultivate the habit of being grateful 

for every good thing that comes to you, 

and to give thanks continuously. 

And because all things have contributed to your advancement,

you should include all things in your gratitude.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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